Oyolo District

Oyolo
District
Country  Peru
Region Ayacucho
Province Paucar del Sara Sara
Capital Oyolo
Government
  Mayor Felix Marcelino Canre Torres
Area
  Total 820.13 km2 (316.65 sq mi)
Elevation 3,400 m (11,200 ft)
Population (2005 census)
  Total 1,277
  Density 1.6/km2 (4.0/sq mi)
Time zone PET (UTC-5)
UBIGEO 050806

Oyolo District is one of ten districts of the province Paucar del Sara Sara in Peru.[1]

Ethnic groups

The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (62.48%) learnt to speak in childhood, 36.69% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[2]

See also

References

  1. (Spanish) Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Distrital. Retrieved April 11, 2008.
  2. inei.gob.pe INEI, Peru, Censos Nacionales 2007, Frequencias: Preguntas de Población: Idioma o lengua con el que aprendió hablar (in Spanish)

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